ABOUT 2,500 school children from 70 schools in the region have visited the Nissan Sunderland plant over the past week to learn about the importance of engineering to Nissan.
The children, who were able to take part in demonstrations, learnt how the role of an automotive engineer is changing through electric car technology.
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